Short Paragraph on Power of Attorney – It is not possible for one to be present in person to take care of all the work. And so, delegation is resorted to. In order to authorize someone to act on behalf of someone a legal instrument is executed called ‘Power of Attorney’.
The law allows one to transfer one’s power and rights to another, who acts as one’s agent. The power of attorney can be used to confer power with respect to a particular transaction or with respect to a certain area of function in general. For instance, by power of attorney a person may be authorized to sell or lease a particular piece of property or the person may be authorized to take care of the property and take all actions with respect to it that he thinks fit. The power of attorney is executed by signing the legal instrument to that effect and by getting it authenticated by a Notary or any court, Judge, Judicial Magistrate, Metropolitan Magistrate, Indian Counsel or Vice-Counsel or representative of Central Government as required by the Evidence Act.
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